Film feed



Nov. 3, 1942. LAING 2,301,054

FILIFEED Filed Dec. 4, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR Tor/am wiry a I. f BY 56 5d 56 54 56 ATT RN EY Patented Nov. 3; 1942 UNITE-D PATENT. OFFICE M f "2,301,054 V FILM FEED Torrance Laing, NewYork, Y. 7 Application December 4, 1940, Serial No. 368,483 7 3Claims. (01-. 164-88) The present invention relates to a film feed and it particularly relates toa photographic film feed device. l

Although not restricted thereto, the present invention will be particularly described in its application to coin controlled photographic machines which are designe'd'automatically to take a picture and deliver suchpicture upon insertion ofacoin.

It i among the objects of the present invention to provide a simple, inexpensive and readily operated mechanism for enabling the taking of a plurality of pictures or making of multiple exposures in a strip orin succession without manua1 intervention upomthe insertion of a single coinorseveral coins. r

Another object of the present i'i'lv'ention is to provid a simpleinexpen'sive film feed mechanism which may be readily associated with coin controlled automatic "photographic machines and which, without any substantiahchange in the construction of such machines, ma readily feed a plurality of frames in a stri of light seiisi tive film from a roll first to an exposure position and after a'plur'ality ofsucce'ssi've exposures to a cutting'positionwhere the strip is detached for development.

Still further objects and advantageswill appear from the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood, however, that this more detailed description is g'iv'en by Way ofillustration, "since various changes therein may be "made by those skilled in the'art without departing from the scope and spirit ofthe invention.

In accomplishing the abov'objects it has been found most satisfactory according to the present invention to provide a motor drive to 'control a main multi-lobe or multi-toethed" cam control, which in turn will actuate a sliderinembr for causing successive advances of a strip of film being fed from a roll past an ei'iposure position with said device after a-' desired number of exposures have been made, actuating a camto cut offthestripoffilm. f

In the drawingsqwhich illustrate one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention, but to which the inventionjis by no mean restricted, since many .cha'nges and alterations might be made, all withinthe 'scope of the invention of the present specification:

Fig. 1 is an elevational viewof the device partly in section,

Fig. 2 is a top view partly in section taken upon the line 2-4 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a side sectional view upon the line 3-43 of'Fi g'. 2, 1

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary side view of the structure of Fi 3, upon a slightly different position,

Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view upon an enlarged scale as compared to Figs. 2 and 4, il-

lustratingthe position of the various parts, and

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view upon the line 66 of Fig. 5, and

Fig. 7 is a plan view'of a three film strip after exposure; cutting and development.

Although not specifically limited thereto, the present invention is particularly designed to be utilized" in combination with the mechanism shown inpatients 1,576,674 and 1,653,408, issued respectively on March 16, 1926, and December 20, 1927, on'applications filed respectively July 30; 1925, and July 2, 1925', said applications having both been filed by Robert E'. Olsen.

According to thestructure shown in these patents, a magazine was provided holding a plurality ofs'ingle exposure sheets 'with suitable frame members, which sheets, together with their frames, were moved to an exposure position and then to a development position after exposure. The invention of the present application is designed'to permit such automatic photographic machine, as shown in thesetwo' patents, to utilize a roll of light sensitive paper or film, a plurality of framesof which-say three in number--- may be moved past an exposure position and then cut off and passed to a development chamber.

Referring particularly to Fig. 1, there i provided a main drive A, a control cam member B having the cam element C for causing movemerits to present successive" frames to exposure position through the lever arrangement D and the slider arrangement E from the roll of film F.

The main control device or cam B is also provided with a member K to control the cutting mechanism G.

, The lens arrangement H and the development tank I may be of the same construction as already described in connection with said Olsen Patents.1,576,674 and 1,653,408, but it is to be the motor A having the casing ll] and the shaft II, with the element It which may serve as a governor.

The shaft of the motor is connected to the worm I3, which drives the gear l4 on the shaft l5.

Turning with the gear 14 is the pinion |6, which meshes with the gear H on the shaft l8. The gear I! carries the pinion I9, which meshes with the gear on the shaft 2|. The gear 2| meshes with thegear 22 on the shaft 23, which drives the control wheel B.

The worm and gear train l4, l6, l1, I9, 20, 22 reduces the speed of the motor l0, so that the control Wheel B will be moved or rotated at a very slow rate.

Fitted upon one side of the control wheel B are the cam or tooth elements C, which may be of varying shape and spacing, depending. upon the speed of the wheel B and the length of film F which it is desired to advance for each exposure.

These teeth 24, 25 and 26 actuate the film F in the order indicated, and it will be noted that they are all mounted on one place 21a riveted at 28a to the periphery of the wheel B. These teeth 24, 25 and 26 successively operate onand move the roller 21 on the lever 28, said lever 28 being pivotally mounted on a shaft 29 and being connected to a downwardly extending arm 30 and to an outwardly extending arm 3|.

The arm 3| carries the adjustable weight 32, having the set screw 33. By loosening the set screw 33 and varying the position of the weight 32 upon the arm 3|, the ease of movement of the arms 28 and 30 upon contact of the teeth 24, 25, and 26 with the roller 21 may be readily controlled.

The mm 36 is pivotally connectedat its lower end by the pin 3 la to the link 32a, which in turn is pivotally connected at 330, to the earmembers 34, which extend upwardly from the cross bar of the slider member E.

The cross bar 35 is connected to the depending holed members 36, which carry the sleeves 31 and which ride upon the bars 38. 7

These bars 38 are held by the uprights 39 and 40 by the screws 4| and 42. The uprights 39 and 4|! are attached by the legs 43 and 44 to the base plate 45 below which feeds the strip 46 from the film roller F.

Below the film is the main support plate 41 by which the entire mechanism may be connected to the automatic photographic coin control machine.

Pivotally connected at 48 to below the cross bar 35 are the loosely swinging arms 49 carrying the weights 5!), as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5.

These arms 49 carry the downwardly projecting fingers 5| and also the loosely hanging finger 52, which is suspended from the pivot point 53.

The fingers 5| when in lowered position, as for example indicated in Figs, 1 and 3, fit-into openings 54 positioned in the margin .55 around the frames 56 of the film strip J (see particularly Fi '7).

In the position shown in Fig. 4, the lower portion 51 of said fingers 5| will be elevated out of said recesses 54 in said strip of film J.

As shown best in Figs. 5 and 6 on the shaft 53 there are fixed the elements 58 by the set screws 59 positioned on both sides of the loosely hanging finger member 52. Between these side members 58 there extends a pin 60, which will limit movement of the finger 52 in the direction 6 indicated in Figs. 3 and 4.

Attached to the plate 45 is the member 62 held 75.

in position by the screw 63 in the slot 64 and having the extension 65. Said plate ordinarily will contact with the lower end 66 of the hanging finger 52, permitting said hanging finger to swing freely in the direction 61 when the slide moves in the direction BI and the lower ends 51 of the fingers 5| are in engagement with the openings 54 and are advancing the strip of film J.

On the other hand, when the slider after having fed a frame 56 to exposure position, as indicated at 68 in Fig. 3, returns in the direction 61, then the lower end 66 of the depending finger 52 will be elevated by the plate 65 and in being thus elevated will strike the pin 60, elevating the T lower ends 51 of the fingers 5| out of the openings 54.

' The film 46 upon being advanced each time by the slider member E with its engagement fingers 5|, will pass over the roller 69 having the pivot 10 in the box 1|.

When the three exposures have been made and the film has been advanced into the development chamber I, the lobe member K held by the screws 12 on the'wheel B will contact the roller 13 on the shaft 14.

The lower end of the shaft 14 carries the knife 17 by the clevice 15 and the pin 16, the knife 11 being held against its ledger blade (not shown) by the spring member 78. This knife 11 will be lifted to inactive position by the spring 19 connected at to the shaft 14 and the cam K will press the knife 11 against the action of the spring 19 to cut off the strip of film, which then will pass into the development tank to be developed in due course.

It is thus apparent that the applicant has provided a simple, inexpensive film feed device, which may be widely utilized for coin control photographic equipment and which may be readily assembled with any desired automatic photographic coin control machine without substantial change therein and without reconstruction.

By the expression frame is meant the space for a picture upon the film or printing paper, as the case may be, which normally will have a central portion for the exposure and an unexposed white or transparent frame and which the name for the entire portion of the film is derived. The strip of film, shown on Fig. 7 for example, has three frames.

As many changes could be made in the-features and details, and many apparently widely different embodiments could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

l. A film feed device for film having a plurality of successive frames with perforations, comprising a holder for a roll of film exposure, meansto hold the film at an exposure position, a guideway for the film from said exposure position to said roll, reciprocatory means to feed said film a frame or more at a time from said roll to said exposure position and rotary means to drive said reciprocatory means to cause a predetermined number of frames to be fed at a time, first to and then beyond said exposure position, said reciprocatory means including fingers to engage said perforations, a carriage carrying said fingers, slider rods for said carriage and mounts for said slider rods on said guideway and said rotarymeans including a said first finger to disengage itself from the perforation, a weighted lever carrying said fingers, a pair of guide rods at the sides of said exposure position, a reciprocatory carrier on said guide rods, a pin connected to said carrier in turn carrying said weighted lever and means to reciprocate said carrier, said carrier being actuated by and. under the 'control of the weighted lever.

3. The device of claim 2, said last mentioned means including the lever arrangement and a multi-lobed cam.

TORRANCE R. LAING. 

